Boccaccio's Heroines

Power and Virtue in Renaissance Society

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, European, General Art
Cover of the book Boccaccio's Heroines by Margaret Franklin, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Margaret Franklin ISBN: 9781351955157
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 29, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Margaret Franklin
ISBN: 9781351955157
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 29, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In contrast to earlier scholars who have seen Boccaccio's Famous Women as incoherent and fractured, Franklin argues that the text offers a remarkably consistent, coherent and comprehensible treatise concerning the appropriate functioning of women in society. In this cross disciplinary study of a seminal work of literature and its broader cultural impact on Renaissance society, Franklin shows that, through both literature and the visual arts, Famous Women was used to promote social ideologies in both Renaissance Tuscany and the dynastic courts of northern Italy. Speaking equally to scholars in medieval and early modern literature, history, and art history, Franklin brings needed clarification to the text by demonstrating that the moral criteria Boccaccio used to judge the lives of legendary women - heroines and miscreants alike - were employed consistently to tackle the challenge that politically powerful women represented for the prevailing social order. Further, the author brings to light the significant influence of Boccaccio's text on the representation of classical heroines in Renaissance art. By examining several paintings created in the republics and principalities of Renaissance Italy, Franklin demonstrates that Famous Women was employed as a conceptual guide by patrons and artists to draw the teeth from the challenge of unconventionally powerful women by co-opting their stories into the service of contemporary Italian standards and mores.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In contrast to earlier scholars who have seen Boccaccio's Famous Women as incoherent and fractured, Franklin argues that the text offers a remarkably consistent, coherent and comprehensible treatise concerning the appropriate functioning of women in society. In this cross disciplinary study of a seminal work of literature and its broader cultural impact on Renaissance society, Franklin shows that, through both literature and the visual arts, Famous Women was used to promote social ideologies in both Renaissance Tuscany and the dynastic courts of northern Italy. Speaking equally to scholars in medieval and early modern literature, history, and art history, Franklin brings needed clarification to the text by demonstrating that the moral criteria Boccaccio used to judge the lives of legendary women - heroines and miscreants alike - were employed consistently to tackle the challenge that politically powerful women represented for the prevailing social order. Further, the author brings to light the significant influence of Boccaccio's text on the representation of classical heroines in Renaissance art. By examining several paintings created in the republics and principalities of Renaissance Italy, Franklin demonstrates that Famous Women was employed as a conceptual guide by patrons and artists to draw the teeth from the challenge of unconventionally powerful women by co-opting their stories into the service of contemporary Italian standards and mores.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Exploring Outdoors Ages 3-11 by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Democracy and American Foreign Policy by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Mallarmé Wagner: Music and Poetic Language by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book French Military Rule in Morocco by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Wit And Its Relation To The Unconscious by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Managing Special Needs in the Primary School by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book New Dimensions in Foreign Policy (Routledge Revivals) by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Script Partners: How to Succeed at Co-Writing for Film & TV by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book New Perspectives on Mutual Dependency in Care-Giving by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Making Journalists by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Managing Healthy Organizations by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and the Road to Recovery by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Marriage, Domestic Life and Social Change by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Functional Structure(s), Form and Interpretation by Margaret Franklin
Cover of the book Managing IT Outsourcing by Margaret Franklin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy